Combined car end sill and end reinforcing frame.



A. E. llfiivfANNa COMBINED GAR BND SILL AND END RBINPORGING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.15,1913y 'ateuted Jan. 5, l.

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, membersd, said n center sills and sill members in any suitable provide a strong and verse alinement with each other, the inner endet said sill members being fixed to the center sills in 'any suitable manner, land ar ranged between the center sills in alinement withsaid sillmembers 6, isla cast metal spacing block l-A preerably provided with a marginal flange, and `said spacing block 1s rigidly Xed to the adjacent portions or the sills and to the inner ends o the' sill mern bers 6 in 'any suitable manner.

upper tie plate 15 overlies the center sills and the inner end portions of the .sill tie plate being fixed to said manner, and a correspondinlg bottom tie is applied to the un erside of the spacing block 14 and to the inner ends of the sill .members t, said bottom tie plate being lined to these As shown in the drawings, the Web plates l of the center sills are slotted or perforated to accommodate the bottom i ifdesired, the members 6 and 14 may be formed of equal depth with the center sills and where such construction is carried out, the bottom tie plate extends beneath the center sills as shown b dotted lines in Fig. l. Formed on orxedy to the outer faces of the vertical wallsof the sill members 6 are lugs or brackets 17 to which are fixed the inner ends of horizontally disposed rails 18 which latter form a support for the u per ends of the side steps leading down iliom the platform. (See Fig. 1.)'

ln the drawings I have shown two center sills or a center sill ofthe girder type havin g two vertically disposed members, but it single center sill, that is, a center sill having but a single vertical web or member. The sill members t3 and the spacing block ld substantial end sill for the car un crimine, and the upright skeleton frames which are formed integral with the sill members l0 to the sides of the end door wall materially reinforce the end portion oi' the car and resist end shocks and 'crushing strains, such as the car may be subjectedto in case of collision.

The upright skeleton trames combine'witli. the door, corner and end frame posts of the superstructure, and thus form a strong rigid end construction which is antitelescopic in effect. The upright plates or brackets at the ends of the skeleton frames have substantial bearing on the end portions of the side sills oi' the underfranxe, thus materially assisting the skeleton frames in reinforcing the end portion of the car.

ln case my improved reinforcement is applied to cars which do notrequire an.end door opening, the uprights or posts 8 may be united by transversely disposed rails such as i9 shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

parts in ang/:suitable manner.'

ne plate 16, but d aia-acca It will be readily changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved end sill and reinforcing end frames can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which isset forth in the appended claims.

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l. A reinforcing structure for car c nds, comprising a sectional sill, and upright frames formed integral with certain sections of said sill. l

2. A reinforcing structure for car ends, comprisingl a sectional sill, upright frames formedintegral with certain of the sections of 'said sill, and 'side sill engaging brackets integral with said upright frames.

3. A car end reinforcingestructure, com-fprising a pail' of sill mem rs arranged tween the center sill and side sills of theonerframe, and uprightframe's integral w1th said sill members. v A

L A car end reinforcingestructure, comprismg a pair ofsillvmem rs arranged between the center 'sill and side sills of the 11nderrame, upright :Iframes integral with said sill members, and side sill engaging brackets integral with the uprightframes.

5. A car end reinforcing structure, oomprising an end sill member Aand a series of upri ht members/integral with said end sill mem er, whichnpright memb ed to engage and'be fixed to Wall and ture.\

6. A car end reinforcing structure, comprising an end sillmember, a series of upright members integral with said end S111 member, which upright members are adapted to engage and be fixed to the door, end wall and corner posts of the car end structure, and a 'side sill enga ing bracket integral with the upright w ichengages the corner post. i

7. The combination with a car undert'rame center sill and side sills, members arranged between said side sills, and skeleton frames integral with said end sill members, whichy skeleton frames are adapted to engage and reinforce corner posts of the car end strife-r center and upwardly from said end reinforcing the car end frames integral upwardly from said end for reinforcing the csr and understood that minor 'ers are adapt the door, endY ioo of end sill,

the lower portion of the car end structure.

skeleton frames integral arranged between the center arcanes structure, and a spacing block positioned l0., The Tcombination with,- a railway car underframe center sills and side sills, of end sill members arranged between tlie. center sills and side sills, skeleton frames integral with and extending upwardly from said end sill members for reinforcing the car' end structure, a spacing block positioned between the center sills substantially in alinement with the end sill members, and tie plates uniting the inner ends of the end sill members and the spacing block. y

11,. The coiioination with a railway car under-frame center sills and vside sills, of end sill members arranged between the center sills and side sills, skeleton frames integral with and extending upwardly from said'endv sill members :tor reinforcing the car end structure, a spacing block positioned loeltween the center sills substantially in alinement with the end sill members, and a tie plate uniting the inner ends of the end sill members and overlying the center sills.

12. The combination with a railway car underfraine center sills and side sills, of end sill members arranged between the center sills and side sills, skeleton frames integral with and extending upwardly from said end sill members for reinforcing thecar end vstructure, a spacing block positioned be'- tween the center sills substantially in alinement with ,the end sill members, and a tie plate arranged beneath and uniting Lthe inner ends of the end sill members.

13. The combination with a car center sill and side sills, of a sectional end sill attached to and arranged between the which is adapted'to be ri center sill and Y side sills, and reinorc with and extending-ipwardly Vfrom said sectional end sill. f j

14.1n car construction, an end sill formed in two main parts which are adaptv ed to be positioned between the underframei center sill and side sills, andcar end reinforcing members integral with and extending upwardly from said end vsill members.

l5. In railway ca 'construction a reinforcing structure comprisin an end sill member adapted to be positioned between and lined to the center and side sills of the carv underframe, and a side sill engaging bracket integral with said end sill member.

16. ln railway car construction, a rein! forcing structure comprisinga sill member, one end of which is adapted to be rigidly ixed to the center sill of a car unde frame, a corner post integral with said sill ember, and a side sill engaging bracket integral 6U with said corner post and the outer end of said sill member. v

17. As a new article of manufacture, a

, cast metal reinforcing structure for car ends the inner end of 'dly fixed to the center sill of a car'under rame, an upright integral withthe outer end of said sill memcomprising a .sill member,

ber, and a side sill engaging bracket integral with said upright.` y 7 ln testimony whereof l hereunto aix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this tlnday of December, 1913.,

An'rnnn n. LEHMANN. Witnesses ML C. SMITH, M. A. HANDEL.

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